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Broadcast area | [1] |
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Frequency | 103.1MHz |
Branding | 103 Country |
Programming | |
Format | Country |
Affiliations | WGDN |
Ownership | |
Owner | Apple Broadcasting Company |
History | |
First air date | February 7, 1979 |
Former call signs | WGMM (6/1/78-2/9/87) |
Call sign meaning | GlaDwiN, Michigan |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 2484 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 11,500watts |
HAAT | 148 meters (486 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 103country.com |
WGDN-FM (103.1 FM,103 Country) is an Americanradio station broadcasting acountry music format inGladwin, Michigan owned by Apple Broadcasting Company.
Licensed toGladwin, Michigan, it first began broadcasting on February 7, 1979 under the call sign WGMM, which stood for "Gladwin's Music Machine".
The station's original format wasadult contemporary music, which continued until the switch to country in the early 1990s (well after the calls changed to WGDN-FM).
For more on this station's early history, seeWGDN (AM).
WGDN-FM's coverage area includes the Gladwin, Mount Pleasant, Clare, Standish, West Branch and Houghton Lake areas, with a listenable signal westward to Big Rapids and east to Bay City.
WGDN - popularly referred to as 103Country. The name says it all: 103 Country: The location on the FM dial and the style of music. 103.1 FM featuresclassic country programming on weekends, andCountry gospel music on Sundays from Noon till 4 pm. The station reaches most of 17 central Michigan counties. 24 hours per day. Apple Broadcasting Company, Inc also operates 1350 AM and 96.5 FM (The Northern Light). This station is a mixture of Southern Gospel / Country Gospel and 1980's Contemporary Christian music. Primary service area is Gladwin and Ogemaw Counties.
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